WHILE most people want to cut down on food waste, they don’t know how to do it effectively.
One chef said you can start by saving your veggie scraps to grow fresh ones.
Michaela (@mkayheath) has a passion for cooking and a knack for discovering useful life hacks – topics she often covers on her TikTok page.
In one clip, she combined those skills to show her followers how you can easily grow your own veggies to save money and reduce waste.
She demonstrated with a head of romaine lettuce.
While most of us toss the bottom stem after cutting it off, Michaela instead placed it in a Tupperware filled with about “half an inch” of filtered water.
“Then put them in a windowsill and change the water regularly,” she explained, later adding that she dumps and refills it daily.
On her sunlit windowsill, the head of lettuce had begun sprouting new pieces, and next to it were two more Tupperwares: a growing celery head and sprouting green onions.
In the comments section, Michaela explained that once you start to notice the veggies look a little brown or wilted, it’s time to plant them outside.
And one viewer added that this is usually after two weeks or when you see small roots growing.
As for how to keep bugs away from your renewed veggies, the food expert recommended growing plants they don’t like: mint, cilantro, catnip, chives, and dill, to name a few.
Viewers encouraged her sustainable approach.
“Free food we throw away,” one person wrote.
“Yes!” added another, alongside applauding emojis.
“I’m currently attempting,” a third chimed in.
